DISQUS

Matt Tillotson · 10 months ago

Great list Chris. Here's another one:

Learn something from a customer. If the goal is to learn and not to sell, you'll listen better and add more value for them in the long run.

LaRon Carter · 10 months ago

Chris, I'm feeling all the gratitude in this post brother. And by the way thanks for reminding me to track and resolve my unfinished business . . . no matter how . . . painful.

LaRon | @laroncarter

Sus @pinkolivefamily · 10 months ago

Chris,

You read my mind! I have been thinking of all of these things especially No. 5: Rethink your approach to helping others succeed. and No.8 : Live closer to your goals and your main points of focus, and less by reaction. I have been extending myself definitely little too thin and time management & juggling my priority list task has been a bit of a struggle for me. In an ideal world, I think things can be managed better however in a lack of a better term this will not happen over night. Work/Family balance will be always a challenge. If only I can prioritize No. 10 : Rest and unplug that would make my day.

Following your No.9 - Thank you Chris for this post ~ simple list yet very effective! :)

PS No.7 cracks me up! how painful? LOL ;)

RT@
10 Things You Could Do Better Today

Sus @pinkolivefamily · 10 months ago

Simple add to this list

Respect differences: cultural, management, history. Be honest with yourself when you are reaching out to others. Hence transparency works in wonders yet remain guarded to a degree. Continue to promote others that empowers you despite differences.

Now I think of it, pretty complex point to add but I value this highly.

Thanks again.

Best!

Susan @pinkolivefamily

Diana Jennings · 10 months ago

In addition to #9 I try - daily, and sometimes hourly - to be grateful for big things and little things. Unexpected blessings, tender mercies, big and little favors. Before sleep, I try to remember to review the day and note those things; helps me to unwind and do #10.

Andy Bilodeau · 10 months ago

Thanks for this Chris but shouldn't #1 be to decrease your response time so that things people are attended to faster or did you really mean to take longer to respond to requests.

If it's the latter, how can making people wait be better?

Susan Murphy · 10 months ago

#9 is my favourite. And the one I most often forget to do. Thanks for the reminder. :)

Ricardojc · 10 months ago

Im currently using brevity and simplicity on my email correspondence and blog. There's so much power and clarity in simplicity. Thanks Chris!

Wade Jackman · 10 months ago

Nice list! This one is getting printed.

Ferg Devins · 10 months ago

That's the kind of list that you need to have hang in front of you nose in waking hours...thanks for the nudge with this Chris...cheers @MolsonFerg

Dayngr · 10 months ago

Love it. Simple, perfect and excellent advice - for everyone!

ryan · 10 months ago

5. Rethink your approach to helping others succeed.

Number 5 usually helps. Usually people will help you if you help them.

Dan Massicotte · 10 months ago

Yea, rest and unplug is something I should probably do. It's reading week for uni's in Quebec...I've certainly been reading...

CV Harquail · 10 months ago

Chris, thanks for the reminder to walk the talk. Each one of the items on your list can enrich/improve our participation in social media ... I always appreciate your posts that strengthen the foundations of social networking, since they give real substance to the tactical advice.

Mark Salinas · 10 months ago

"1-Improve your response time to requests." I might add respond period! I am flabbergasted at the lack of response from individuals in the professional and personal levels. I have MUCH more respect for an individual if they respond with not so good news than an individual that doesn't respond at all! Don't you? I can honestly say that 90/100 opportunities for a response just doesn't happen. RESPONSIVENESS is such a rare trait, yet it has to be one of the most easy to apply and effective actions. Not to mention it is inexpensive...yes? So why the lack of? My never ending search for answers continues along my crazy journey......

Thanks for this Chris!

Laura · 10 months ago

Thanks for the great list - I can definitely do more of #10.

A hybrid step between #2 and #3 would be great, too: listen more. If I do #1 and #2, that will free up more time for me to listen to the people around me - and that segues into #3, because I find there is no better way to connect with my peers and colleagues than to simply hear them. Knowing where they're at would help execute the rest of the list more efficiently, too.

Thanks again, this is a great launching pad.

Jay Philips · 10 months ago

Great list. I would like to add:

Try to learn at least one new useful thing a day.

williamarruda · 10 months ago

Bravo to you, Chris. six of the ten items you list have to do with adding value to others. That's the best way to increase your success and fulfillment!

Best.
William
www.williamarruda.com

@TinaArnoldi · 10 months ago

Great suggestions. Twitter has been helpful to me in doing #3.

John Gallagher · 10 months ago

Great thoughts, Chris. We can sometimes get lost in the day to day crisis mode and forget about some of the simpler relationship details necessary to grow.

Christian Messer · 10 months ago

Marvelous! Simple yet powerful - and these things will lead to better success as well. #4 is a must, yet I don't think I'm alone in the realm of not doing this as often or routinely as it really demands in my business.

Kudos my friend, you never cease to amaze.

Kristie · 10 months ago

Great list. I've just returned from the Keller Williams convention in Orlando and this is the perfect extension to all we have been discussing. #9 is my favorite.

andrei_c · 10 months ago

Thank you for taking time to put this list together. This is the kind of a program you want to print out, hang over your desk, and try to live up to it daily. Simple yet absolutely brilliant.

Nicholas Chase · 10 months ago

Chris,

Excellent list! I'm up to number two, and plan on implementing the rest of the items by next Thursday.

When you wear all the hats in this web-marketing space, you sometimes forget the important tasks, amongst all of the 'busy-work'. My challenge is learning how to launch profitable PPC campaigns without losing too much money!

I appreciate your brevity, clarity and focus, attributes I intend to obtain more with every passing day!

Respectfully,

Nicholas Chase
www.twitter.com/nachase

Steve Gasser · 10 months ago

What, everyone does't just do those naturally? Great list Chris. I love #8 "Live closer to your goals and your main points of focus, and less by reaction." It is easy to get caught up in the day to day demands on your time and become reactionary - never really accomplishing your true goals in life.

Jessica · 9 months ago

"Connect with five new people and seven existing colleagues or friends each day."

What for?
That will never work out.

Neha · 9 months ago

ever since i saw this post yesterday, i have been looking at it over and over again... I'm going to print it out too...:)

Susie Blackmon · 9 months ago

Re 7. Thank you, Chris, for being someone I truly look forward to reading every day.
Re 4. Made an improvement to business plan by learning a good lesson about who NOT to work with in SM.
Re 3. Must get out of my cave.

Elaine Forman · 9 months ago

I am amazed at how universal your 10 are and how they can be applied to any business or endeavor. Thank you eformanator

Corby Fine · 9 months ago

#11 - thank others for giving you the inspiration to work on #'s 1-10 :)

http://www.twitter.com/cfine

Christi Wharton · 9 months ago

Great list! I sometimes find myself feeling guilty for the time spent on building the relationships because it takes me away from other work. However, it is the one thing that has paid off the most.

I would add one thing - Do something fun everyday, no matter how small, because life is just too short.

Sheila Atwood · 9 months ago

Well that was simply put. This list is something I can confront. I loved rethink your approach to helping others succeed. Sometimes I go plugging along at "helping" with out checking to look at the results. Did I help? Was I effective?

Thanks
Sheila

Dennis Lankes · 9 months ago

Great List Chris! However could you elaborate on #3 to what depth do spend catching up and how much time seeking 5 new? Catching up with old work chums has the potential to consume the rest of my day. And I think there should be a #11 Rinse and Repeat. Again great post as usual.

Steve · 9 months ago

Can 1 and 10 coexist?

Kathy Herrmann · 9 months ago

#2 is one of the hardest for me. I'm pithy-challenged. #3 and #6 combined will best benefit me personally, as well as my business. Good news, though, is that they're also the most satisfying.

Vanessa Warwick · 9 months ago

Thanks for this Chris.

May I add:

Try to add value and give value to everything and everyone you interact with ...

Embrace random-ness - you could never imagine what might come out of this.

Remember that the people furthest away from you in your network are the people who have the biggest influence on your success.

Claire Jarrett · 9 months ago

Maybe we could add, write your goals out and have them in front of you so they are your number one focus...

Gary McElwain · 9 months ago

Thanks Chris

I'll be adding this to my list of list of things I need to do.
Now where did I put that list of places where I put all my list of things I need to list

Gary McElwain

April · 9 months ago

Great list! This is going to be posted on my homepage so I can remind myself of these things every morning. Thanks!

chrisbrogan · 9 months ago

The adds people have made are all great. It'd be fun to see people do their own 10 lists. : )

Karrine · 9 months ago

Thanks Chris, This was well timed for me ;) I just might make my own list this week !

Jeremy LeRay · 9 months ago

I like #10. Almost accomplished that this weekend.

MS Bellows, Jr. · 9 months ago

Love the list, and many of the add'l suggestions in the comments, but: (1) it's overambitious; reduce very plural number to "1" and you'd still make great strides; and (2) related: it's a little Facebook/LinkedIn-centric, isn't it, w/ the emphasis on making and enabling lots of interpersonal connxns? Harder to do in analog, but maybe better.

But not griping - a wonderful list, and I'll retweet!

lonnie · 9 months ago

Great idea! Especially number nine.

Aefpix · 9 months ago

Chris, you are a shinning example of how one can maintain humaness while working/navigating in a cyber/tech world. Thank YOU!

Leam · 9 months ago

What does it take for some of us to listen? I've been on a job search for 6 months and am just now really understanding, again, the value of staying true to my talents. How much time helping and listening to others has been lost while I chase something well outside my nature?

Thanks Chris!

Kathy Herrmann · 9 months ago

You are so right, Leam. When I look back on my life, it seems like some of the times when things have most blown up, so to speak, is when I failed to follow my own intuition about what I should do. The times when things seem to have worked the best are when I did.